CLIVE, Iowa (May 10, 2018) – A Davenport man on Thursday claimed a $4.38 million lottery jackpot, acknowledging that he had beaten long odds to win a jackpot with a ticket he received as a free play in a lottery promotion.

But Chuck Anderson emphasized that he wasn’t getting ahead of himself.

ROSEVILLE, Minn. – A brother and sister from Badger, Minn. have a long-standing agreement that if “one wins, we both win”—and a Lotto America jackpot worth $22.8 million was no exception.

Debbie Kujava purchased the $22.8 million winning ticket for the March 14 drawing at Holiday Stationstores, located at 503-3rd St. N.E., in Roseau on her way home from work on March 12.

CLIVE, Iowa – A Council Bluffs man couldn't believe his eyes when the self-checker machine read $20,000 after scanning his Lotto America ticket.

"So I ran it through probably half a dozen times," laughed Kokenge. "It might have been more than half a dozen."

David Kokenge, who is 66 and recently retired, was just one number away from winning a big Lotto America jackpot in the Feb. 14 drawing. He matched the first five numbers, but missed the Star Ball℠ to win a $20,000 prize.

CLIVE, Iowa – A Des Moines man was just one number away from winning a big Lotto America jackpot and ended up winning a $20,000 prize.

Brian Spicer matched the first five numbers, but missed the Star Ball in the January 6 drawing to win a $20,000 prize.

The winning numbers in that night's $17.71 million jackpot drawing were: 9-13-26-38-48 and Star Ball 7. The All Star Bonus multiplier number was 3. 

Spicer purchased his winning ticket at C Fresh Market, 801 University Ave. in Des Moines.